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Explore the roots of country music in PA with untold regional stories of the state’s role in the creation of a uniquely American form. Plus, explore how the genre is thriving and inspiring a new generation of musicians and fans.

"Still Here: Native American Resilience in New England" features Indigenous perspectives and takes a fresh look at the history of the region, including the hidden history of Indigenous slavery, "paper genocide" and efforts to keep traditions alive.

Quilt making has a long history in Alabama, and there are no finer examples of this art form than the motifs and craftsmanship of the quilts of Gee’s Bend.

The story of a third-generation Japanese American-owned fruit orchard in the shadow of Oregon’s Mount Hood. The Kiyokawas have been stewards of the land since 1911 and, over the next century, survived the forcible relocation of Japanese Americans to concentration camps during World War II and the continuing challenges of generational farming.

In the 1930s, archeologist Luther Cressman made a series of discoveries that shocked the scientific world. They included a cache of 75 sagebrush sandals that proved to be the oldest shoes ever found. He believed people were in the Americas far earlier than most researchers thought possible. Today, modern science is finally proving him right.

Hidden secrets launch a son’s life-long quest to discover a father he never knew. Revealed: a WWII pilot’s journey from a passionate romance to a heroic doomed air battle; imprisonment in a famous POW camp; a death march across Germany, and unexpected tragedy. The story’s intimate personal details of war speak to the archetypal trauma faced by veteran families of all eras. Martin Sheen narrates.

The third part of “The Price of Silence” series explores the Black American flight to New Jersey during the Great Migration. Blacks hoped to find a better life in the region, devoid of the racism and discrimination they experienced in the South.

Barry Farm shares a journey for community, land, and justice in the nation’s capital. It is a story of the Barry Farm neighborhood, but...

During World War II, the U.S. government initially imposed policies that limited the use of cameras by Japanese Americans in the...

80 Years Later is a documentary that engages with the racial inheritance of Japanese American family incarceration during World War II...

This program tells the story of the worst series of storms in Wyoming's history. But for all the tragedy and loss, suffering and death,...

City at War: Chicago tells the story of the most significant events that occurred in Chicagoland during World War II and explores the...

Nancy Mills was a young girl during WWII, but did all she could to help the war effort. Nancy's memories are not of violence, but of...

On this episode, we’ll meet the real-life Nisei heroes who defied prejudice and fought for freedom. Hear the real-life story of West...

Experience U.S. history through the eyes of peers from the past with Mission US, WNET's free, award-winning interactive gaming series...

Examine the experiences of Mexican-Americans during the Second World War through interviews with veterans of all branches of our armed...

Experience U.S. history through the eyes of peers from the past with Mission US, WNET's free, award-winning interactive gaming series...

In the 1930s, archeologist Luther Cressman made a series of discoveries that shocked the scientific world. They included a cache of 75...

Eighty years after the Allied victory, Kansas City PBS examines the enduring legacy of World War II through the lens of Harry S. Truman...